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I WITNESSES:

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LLSS'SGLSOWINVENTR ll'orney P W DTO running' and tlie Vplane r'lbbe'r `s'ur'fafae 6 applied to the pulley side of the belt. The peculiar clinging qualities' ofthe-'rubber face cause it to sof rictionally engage the4 backing member 'with laterallyetended seat therein, and a laterally extended block o'f 'rubber mounted inithe Seat and projecting beyond the backing and there provided with belt that deleterious material theronl"is"""a` laterally and longitudinally extended 40 loosened and removed from the belt, and thew latten becomes markedly lclean andpreeeiitsr a renewed friction surface towardthe leys Without any undue roughening, tearing=,o1f other injury to thewear surface, and

-withoutiin manner .efeeting the lap joints `of the-belt. The device W'Oks well on either ,theskin or the flesh side of ,the 'belt toward-,the pulleys.

iin Qaccordaneeyvith which side is presented g k g While .rubber haszbeen .mentioned as. a pref ferred material, it is to be understood-.that

.E the ,invention fianet Eout' necessity limited' to euch, precisematerial sinee any material hav.- theqnalities of .rubber inbeing more or l'ss.-teeaeieesly clinging, and? :et the Same timenlorej 01: .lessaelasticor yielding,4 yyi'l .e1f.1.svrer-the.Pilrpoee.v

It isi-.te he and; reload that the termi-:ub: 5eme-wed throughout the .description and ijn'gthe elaimsis intended te, include .sueh ethermaterials as may have the qual-ities or characteristics :of the cleaning'block of the present invention.` @goed resnlts are obitained .with vulcanized rubber which .is sott enough. towelastically yield to pressure, but which at the Sametime is hard enough to resist .Wear to a marked degree. y

' What is claimed is v i belt cleaner comprising a body or Werking face. 1 i

f2; A belt cleaner comprising a lohgd y:baelriig or body. member having extended opposite ends formed into handhelds, and

an intermediate cavity =orseat extending bot-h laterally and 'long-itlidinallyV between tl1ehanfdh9lds,g.and Ya block of rubber se.7 fcnred in the lseat fand projecting beyond the (corresponding Iface of thebody member-,saidbleek ntrllbber being-provided .with a. latere ally and longitudinally extended.,v Working ane spaced from the backing member-3.i

f..3 Abelt. cleaner compl'isinar an elongated substantially.reetangular and approximately fiati-body. member 'with opposite.- terminal extensensonstituting handhelds-and between saidnhandholds lnavingifa. cavity or seat fenmedi in ene face, 1 and. a substantiallyr rectangular block of rubber seeuredin .theselat and p-nojeeting therefrbmand fhaving fits outer face f'siibjstantially Het and latenally andlongitudinally extended.

.- In testimony, that I. elaimxthejioregoing as my own, I have hereto alflxed ,my signature. in thepresenceof two Witnesses.,

A. -r BLAIR,

F, BAILEY.'

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